Illegal Street Vendors On San Francisco Waterfront Sell Food, Alcohol Raising Health Safety Concerns

By Da Lin, CBS San Francisco:

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Thousands of tourists were returning to San Francisco on this Memorial Day weekend. Some of the hotspots included Fisherman’s Wharf and Pier 39 where it was hard to walk down the street without bumping into people.

“The crowds are a lot bigger than I thought it was going to be,” said Jeff Hill, visiting the city from Chico.

It was a good sign for area merchants after a year of lockdown. The problem was a thriving, unlicensed market at the wharf was drawing a lot of the tourists away from lawful, brick-and-mortar merchants.

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